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March 3, 2015
By Julie Thibodeaux
A Sierra Club group has formed in North Texas that will fill in a geographical gap between the Dallas Sierra Club and the Greater Fort Worth group. The new Cross Timbers Sierra Club is intended to provide easy access for residents in both Denton and Collin counties.
Organizers will host the group's...

Nov. 25, 2014
This story originally published November 2011.
By Rita Cook
Turkey season is gearing up and it’s time for families to consider not only how to cook the turkey, but also how to get rid of the turkey grease at the end of the day.
Around the...Read more...

This is the second part of Amy Martin's coverage of the Great Trinity Forest. Part 1: Who's Watching Out for the Great Trinity Forest and the Future of Pemberton Hill? brings readers up-to-date on the history of the 6,000-acre wildspace and efforts to protect it. Part...Read more...

Local activists urge North Texans to let their political representatives know that the Keystone XL pipeline is part of an unsustainable future of fossil fuels. Above, protestors hold up signs at Klyde Warren Park in...Read more...

Nov. 18, 2014
By Amy Martin. Photos courtesy of Dallas Trinity Trails.
The Great Trinity Forest — thousands of undeveloped acres south and southeast of downtown Dallas. The wild core is wedged between I-45 and US 175, where the Trinity River, finally freed from levees,...Read more...

Bike gear magnets are some of the gift items that Re-Geared staff create using recycled parts at the Grapevine shop. Photos courtesy of Re-Geared.
Nov. 17, 2014
By Penelope Taylor
When your passions become a viable profession, exhilarating things can happen...Read more...